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单词 otious
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otiousadj.

Forms: 1600s ocious, 1600s otious.
Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French ocieux; Latin ōtiōsus.
Etymology: < (i) Middle French, French †ocieux idle (c1500–81; 1176 in Old French as oiseux , 1536 as ocieus , 1550 as otieux ; compare Anglo-Norman ocious , ocios ; French oiseux ), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin ōtiōsus otiose adj.; compare -ous suffix. Compare earlier otiosity n.
Obsolete. rare.
Leisurely; idle; at ease.
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society > leisure > [adjective] > at or having leisure
freeOE
restingOE
at leisurea1529
vacant1531
otious1614
unbended1693
unbending1701
picktootha1726
disengaged1836
otiant1845
otiose1850
eased1851
vacationing1926
1614 J. Sylvester Bethulia's Rescue v. 121 Private men (whose otious care Scarce passe the threshold of their own door dare).
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ocious, idle, careless, restful, at ease.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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